Discussion: Double XP postponed to August 11-14

Not to rain on the pity parade (hey, I had asked for my Friday off at work too, so there) but I'd like to remind all those who whine about getting chaffed that the game will still be there and playable.

You announced to The World At Large® that you'd be glued to your screen for 72+ hours this week-end? Knock yourself out, I know I will. So what if we'll level at the usual rate instead of double, I know I can still squeeze 25+ levels easy in about three days of intense play. Not like we'd get anything else to drop twice as fast either (oh I-Shards, why have thou forsaken me? )

It's a pain that they cancelled so close to the event, YES. But Sh** does happen, and I for one prefer to know they are fixing the issue now instead of getting mired in whatever it was this week-end. What do you prefer, a rescheduled 2XPWE and a normal playable one now, or finding on the morning of your Friday off that due to a problem that they can't magic away, they'll have to turn off the servers for half the day you got off at work?

Now for those who could be there this WE and can't make the next one, I feel you. Sincerely too, as I'm not yet sure I'll be there either. But there will be other ones down the road... At least as long as our whine doesn't cheese off the devs too bad.

I had actually managed to get a 4 day weekend that fell on the original 2xp weekend. When I found out that it was on my extra long weekend, I was really excited. Now I am... less than happy. I didn't go out of my way to change my schedule around, but I know a lot of people did.

It's great that you found a bug, and wonderful that you're going to fix it, but don't you think that maybe you should test these things before you announce them so stuff like this doesn't happen?

You've upset (and from the posts I'd say inconvenienced) a lot of people with this, and it could have been avoided with testing it before you announced it.

Eh. Double XP just ain't that big a deal anymore with all the ways the devs have made leveling so much easier.

YES!

Two band gigs this weekend and I wasn't going to be able to take advantage of DXP, but now I can!

/e happydance

Well... I took a day off with the intent of levelling and, frankly, I won't bother doing that for the changed weekend. I was looking forward to this event, and now that's been pulled on short notice. But I look at it and think "well, honestly, I'm pretty much used to being disappointed by this game at the moment, they've done nothing which has not been disappointing in over a year, so what's new."

Also, I'll probably end up doing something more creative than sitting on by behind watching an animated half-naked behind running around. So, really, this is probably a good thing.


Seriously guys, Freedom better be so fricking awesome it's untrue.

im speech less , words arent forming what i really want to say about this delay. They have been doing this event for all 7 yrs of this game and now they come up with a problem , what did they do have too much fun at sdcc and started screwing around with the xxp and say woops we broke it now we have to postpone, alot of people have taken days off for this. I'M SO PISSED . I know its just a game but i get a lot of relief from playing this game. I know what everyone wants is triple xp, not going to happen know what i want i want a invite to issue 21 that is all.

I understand people who work on the weekends try to take time off to get extra play time in on Double XP Weekends. Last I knew most places allow you to request time off 2 weeks in advance. Just ask for it again. Not that I am trying to make light of it all.

I work in IT. I am on call 24/7 (Hell I had to do emergency work for clients on my VACATION last year). It sucks, but it is part of life.

I also set up and organize The Cape Radio's Double XP Music and Madness Weekend, where we make sure to have live DJs on for the whole Double XP Weekend. I have had to cancel the schedule for this weekend and open up sign ups for the new dates. It happens. There are some DJs who were originally scheduled, who now won't be because of conflicts. It happens. I will actually be "working" as part of the station all weekend, making sure everything gets covered, that our server doesn't have any issues, and that things go smooth from my end. It happens.

The now I can't play group due to working on the weekends, do you work 24 hours a day? I doubt it, so use what time you don't have to work to play. Those that can't because they are out of town, busy with a wedding, family stuff etc... where they won't be near their machines, Yes it sucks. In the same breath, this is only a game. Its not a life or death thing.

Also, Double XP Weekends are a perk, a gift from Paragon Studios and NCSoft. They don't have to do them. Heck we have gone over a year without them between 2010 and 2011 (Yes the last one was the first time in a year they had it).

For those that say this is the last straw, Paragon screwed up, well, there is no pleasing you. they would have run it this weekend, it would have been messed up, and you would have said, "Paragon Screwed up." Go find an MMO that has such a responsive group of Devs, such an awesome community, and gives perks like CoH does. I wish you luck on that.

For those who say nothing good has happened to CoH in over a year, that is an opinion I don't share, and don't state something like that as a fact, because it is an opinion. One which you are allowed, but one which I don't share.

Good luck to everyone, Enjoy the game, Stay Super, and I'll catch you on the flip side.

I too took a day off that I now have NO IDEA how to spend. Maybe I'll go outside.

Sigh... standard nerdrage rant. Doooom. End of gaming as we know it. You know the schtick. That's about all the angst I've got the energy to summon this morning, although for a lark I will insert this

Ridiculous Compensation Demand For A Minor Inconvenience:

I think the devs should give us a miniature pony path aura. You know, you've got five to seven six inch steeds with rainbow-colored manes frolicking along in your wake.

Yeah. That's the ticket.

Now where in hell is my coffee? I might have still been asleep for that last part...




See everyone on the 11th!

EDIT - Lisa, at least, deserves the ponies path aura to celebrate not going to jail!

Put me down as one that was able to play during the original weekend and won't be able to on the new one.

How about a "double" double XP weekend two weekends in a row for people that were inconvenienced.

Just wanted to voice my disappointment on the date change.

I would venture to guess that there's a substantial portion of the CoX community that works full time for a living and this really throws a monkey wrench into people's plans.

Yes, things happen - I get that.

But I was always taught that if you say you're going to do something, you make sure you're able to do it (and you do it).

Anyway, this opinion has been brought to you by Klondike Bars(tm). What would you doOOoOOoOOoooOo.... etc etc etc

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Its better off for them to delay the event than to give us a an event full with bugs. We should be glad that they found the bugs before it went live. Things happen people.

Actually, can coh send me some double non-wife aggro insps for that weekend instead?

Wow this is great, i took the weekend off and traded my working hours with a co-worker for the 28-31 xp fest....i have missed the previous two.....screwed again GIGANTIC sad face !!

...makes me kinda wish that double xp would have been a redeemable thing like tokens and such.

That way people could get their double xp at their leisure, even if issues arose that prevented double xp from being activated, they would still have the tokens.